How I Track, Upcharge, and Invoice Color for Booth Renters

Color is one of the largest expenses in your salon… and yet most owners are still guessing. 😬

In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly how we track, upcharge, budget, and invoice color for booth renters at Salon Lace.

If you’re eyeballing color, “doing your best,” or avoiding the numbers altogether… this one’s for you.

Here’s what I’m walking you through:

• Why tracking every single drop of color is a non-negotiable in 2026

• The real reason we provide color for our booth renters (and why most salons don’t)

• How an all-inclusive color bar elevates creativity, consistency, and the guest experience

• The big mistake I made early on by not upcharging — and how I fixed it

• Exactly how we upcharge renters for color (and what that fee actually covers)

• How we invoice renters monthly — clean and simple

• Our weekly color budgeting method (this is GOLD)

• The step-by-step system we use to order, stock, and track inventory

• How to get your team fully on board with tracking color

• The hard truth about what happens when someone doesn’t follow the system

I’m also sharing real standards, real policies, and real lessons that I learned the hard way… so you don’t have to!

If you don’t track it, you can’t charge for it, and if you can’t charge for it, you’ll resent it.

🎧 Press play if you’re ready to protect your profit, clean up your systems, and finally stop bleeding money through your color bar.

Click here if you would like to see an example of one of our Rental Invoices 👉🏼 ⁠Sample Rental Invoices⁠